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LIST OF BOXESBox 1: An Overview of the Competition Act, 2003 of Namibia .............. 2Box 2: Four General Cases of Markets Classified According toBarriers to Entry ......................................................................... 18Box 3: Some Agreements can Escape Competition LawProhibitions in EU ...................................................................... 23Box 4: Malignity of Cartels .................................................................... 25Box 5: The OECD’s Work on Hard-core Cartels ................................... 26Box 6: Price-fixing in Healthcare and Motor VehicleManufacturing Industries........................................................... 28Box 7. Syndicate System in Surface Transportation .............................. 30Box 8. Bloc Calendar – Cartel or an Efficiency-Enhancing .................. 31AgreementBox 9: Alleged Bid-rigging in Namibian State Food Supply................. 34ContractsBox 10. India’s Pharma Retail Cartel....................................................... 35Box 11. South Africa Tribunal Puts Brakes on Minimum Resale PriceMaintenance ............................................................................... 38Box 12. Hungarian Book Publishers in Trouble ...................................... 39Box 13: Split Court’s Ruling Expands Leeway to Dictate Retail Rates ... 40Box 14: Namibian Manufacturers Cry Foul over SA Products ................ 42Box 15. Manufacturer vs Manufacturer in Ghana .................................... 43Box 16. Tie-up Sales of Gas Stoves with Supply of Gas Connections .... 45Box 17. Local Businessman Squares up to Sasol .................................... 48Box 18: The Conduct of MTN of Charging Cell C the CommercialInterconnection Rate Amounts to Price Discrimination ............. 49Box 19: Price War in Namibia: Predatory Pricing ................................... 50Box 20. Predatory Practices in the Beer Sector in Zimbabwe ................. 51Box 21. IPRs over Weekly TV Guide Abused......................................... 53Box 22: Dawn Raids in South Korea ....................................................... 60Box 23: Japan’s Leniency Programme “A Great Success” ...................... 61Box 24: Baby Milk Cartel from Italy ....................................................... 62Box 25. Merger Led to Monopoly in the Cable TV Sector ..................... 69Box 26: Pick ’n Pay move on Fruit & Veg blocked ................................. 70
Box 27. South African Pharma Mergers: Conditions for Aspen .............. 73Box 28. The Rothmans of Pall Mall/ British American TobaccoMerger in Zimbabwe .................................................................. 74Box 29. Joint Distribution of Polyethylene Covers.................................. 75Box 30. The Graphite Electrodes Cartel and its Effects onDeveloping Country Steel Producers ......................................... 77Box 31: The Boeing-McDonnell Merger ................................................. 78Box 32. International Patent Laws Hurt Developing Countries ............... 82Box 33: Effect Doctrine in the European Economic Community ............ 83Box 34: Microsoft’s Abuse of Dominance ............................................... 89Box 35: Chile Allows Parallel Import to Promote Competition .............. 92Box 36: Importation and Retailing of Compact Discs ............................. 93Box 37: Protection of Free Competition in Peru ...................................... 98Box 38: Importance of Active Consumer Movement ............................ 102
Page 4 and 5: CONTENTSPreface ...................
Page 8 and 9: PREFACEI am pleased to write this p
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Page 15 and 16: INTRODUCTIONOver time, the Governme
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Page 21 and 22: ABOUT THE MARKET ECONOMYsales and p
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Box 15. Manufacturer vs Manufacture
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Box 16: Tie-up Sales of Gas Stoves
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• directly or indirectly imposing
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Box 18: The Conduct of MTN of Charg
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Box 20: Predatory Practices in the
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Refusal to deal/supply is not expli
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A complaint file must include evide
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suppliers he tried said that they h
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information relating to the affairs
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A leniency policy describes the wri
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manufacturers regarding their respo
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(c) is able to appoint, or to veto
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6.4 Control of MergersThe control o
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it may, within 30 days of the date
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The initial information filing typi
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Box 27: South African Pharma Merger
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The reasons for this recognition ma
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Box 30: The Graphite Electrodes Car
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Boeing convinced the EC to declare
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In India, for instance, in 1994, Hi
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7.5 Dealing with Cross-border Issue
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In this regard, it is important to
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The following sections will set out
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Box 34: Microsoft’s Abuse of Domi
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through payment of remuneration. Co
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Box 36: Importation and Retailing o
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Table 1: Different Stages of Instit
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power in a fully integrated competi
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investigate managers and employees
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COMPETITION VS INTELLECTUAL PROPERT
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Namibian Consumer’s Association (
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In addition to the above-mentioned,
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staff while gaining practical exper
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To conclude, the Competition Act is
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ENDNOTES1 Available at www.cuts-int
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